Gasket



Jan. 16, 1923.. 11,442,421L c. B. BAILEY.l

GASKET.

Patente-d Jan. ll-(-IQZ. entrai seras "Parana cientos.

.- CLAUDE a. BAILEY, or waarnemen, rarcmean, .assien'on 'ro nccoan Mancano- TUaine oonrranr, or nnraorr, rammenta', a coaroanrron or naw roar..

Application filed October 13, 1921. Serial No.V 507,475. .rj j j@ @ZZ/whom t may concern: 6 of said flange 5 is bent overlap the ontei- Be it known that I, CLAUDE B. BAILEY, a "face of the ring 3 and extend toward the citizen of the United States, residing at flange 4, as shown in the drawings. These yandotte, in the county ofV Wayne and `flanges 4 and terminate short of each other 5 State of Michigan, havev invented new and and expose the portion of the ring 3 there- 60 useful Improvements in Gaskets, ofwhich between forseating purposes.

the following is a specification. I By the construction described, the /librous f This invention relates to gaskets of the ring 3 is held in place by the flanges which combined metal and asbestos type. J make the metallic body portion of the One object ofvmy invention is to provide gasket, and the 'latter is provided on one 65 the sheet metal bodyA of the gasket with but side only ,With -a tubular guide flange Ar1, onguide flange so as to have a gasket of which in turn is reinforced `against bending .that kind for use in places where needed or by the strengthening flange 5.

. necessary. Another Objectis to reinforce L n `Fig. 4, I'Khave shown an intake manior strengthen said guide flange against inold 7 and an exhau'stmanifold 8. Thesefi70 {vard bending when the flange strikes register with ports 9 and l0, respectively. in against theedge of a hole or port of the part the- Wall 11 of the engine casing when the into which it isI inserted in the application manifolds are in use and 'clamped against ofthe gasket in its position of use. Csaidwall, as shown. For each manifold In the accompanying drawingsl`v I there is a gasket of my invention for the 75 Fig. l is a bottom view, partially in secjoint between the lman1-fold and the wall tion of a gasket constructed in accordance 1l. When applying the manifold'pagainst `with my invention; the wall, a gasket is :either first applied to4 Fig. 2 is a diametrical sectional view taken the manifold before thel latter is applied to I on line 2-2 of Fig. l; f p `the engine, or to the engine before the mani- 80 Fig. .3 is an enlarged transverse sectional fold is applied thereto. In either case, the view through one side `of the gasket to more tubular flange l is inserted into the open end clearly illustrate the structure; and of the manifold or the .cylinder port, as Fig. ,4 illustrates two of my improved thecasema'y be, until stopped by contact gaskets in positions of use. with the flange 2. This connects the gasket 85 A gasket constructed in accordance with with the manifoldl or theengine, as the case my inventionl is annular and has a body may be. .For illustrative purposes, I have portionamade of shee-t metal, such 4ascoppeny shown the positions of the gaskets reversed This is bent or formed to provide. a single# in Fig. 4. @ne gasket has its guide flange l tubular guide flange l on one side only of a' in the manifold, and the other has its guide 90 flange .2 ati. the base of sa1d guide flange flange in the cylinder port.

land arran ed substantially at right-angles l The gasket is not limited to the use menthereto.` i aid flange 2 extends. outward' tioned, ut may be used lnplaces where but from` the guide `flange l and bears against a single guide flange is needed or desired. the inner face of a ring 3 of fibrous mato-V, As shown in Fig. 3, the guide flange l is 95 ial, such as asbestos. The outer marginal slightly tapered to accommodate itself to the portion 4 of said lbase flange 2 extends about hole orvport into which it is inserted. Moreand covers the outern annular edge of the over, said fla-nge 1 is bulged slightly outring' 3 and overlaps the outer face thereof, ward to more readily grip in the opening `as shown in Figs. l to 3Q `and thus hold the gasket. from accidentally ico Inside of the guideflange l is a reinforc falling out.

ing or strengthening flange 5. The flange, 5 .e lfVhile I have shown and described herein is integral with the guide wlpat the outer edge inldetail a gasket constructedin accordance thereof by bending the portion forming saidY lwith my invention, it is to be of course mr flange inward on the flange; and thus proderstood that the details of construction and 'f viding a folde 4edge of metal around the arrangement of parts may be varimrsl;v upper edge of said flanges. The flange 5 changed and lmodified without departing extends to the ring 3 andover the inneran- "from the spirit and scope of my invention. nular edge thereof to cover and protect the 'I claim as my invention: same- The inner or free marginal portion l. A gasket, comprising a packing ring. 1f

section being free of projections` and convsection being free ,of projections and con- -ff 4. A gasket, comprising a packing ring,

and a metallic portion formed to provide an folded -on itself to provide a double thick-v annular section engaging said ring about they ness of metal to strengthen the same against inner and outer edges thereof, and a tubular bending. 4 v guide member oh one side only of said sec- 6. A gasket, comprising a packing ring, tion vand extending outward from theinner and a metallic portion formed to provide an edge of the same, the opposite side of said annular section engaging said ring about the section lbeing free of projections and coninner and outer edges thereof, and a tubularv stituting the` seat for said section on the side guide member on one side -only of said sec. opposite said guide member. tion and extending outward from the inner 2. A gasket, comprising a packing ring, edge of the same, said guide member being 1 and a metallic portion formed to provide an folded onitself-to provide a. double thickness annular section engaging said ring about the of metal to strengthen the same against inner and outer edges thereof, and a tubular bending, said ring being exposed through guide member on one side conly of said secsaid section on the side oppositeto said guideV tion and extending outward from the inner member. a edge of the same, the oppositeside of said n 7 Agasket, comprisinga packing ring,

and asheetL metal portion bent to providea 70. stituting the seat for said section on the side tubular guide member on one side 'only of opposite said guide member, said seat being said ring and extending outward from the open between the inner and outer edges inner edge thereof, saidl guide member'being thereof to expose the ring through the same. folded' on itself to provide inner and outer' 3. A gasket7 comprising a packing ring, a flanges, an annular flange at the base metallic portion formed to provide an anintegral with said outer` flangey and bearing nular section engaging said ring about the against the side of said ring from which said inner and outer edges thereof, and a tubular guide member extends, said baseilange havguide member on .one side only ofsaid sec-y ing its outer marginalfportion bent -aboutsthe tion and extending 'outwa'rd kfrom the inner outer'edge of said ring and inward over the 80 edge of t'he same, the opposite side of said side opposite said base flange, said inner a flange extending over the inner edge of said.` stituting the seat for said isection on the side` ring and having its marginal portion bent opposite said guide member, and means for over theside of said ring opposite said base strengthening said guide member against flange and terminating short of theinvvardly 85 bending. Y bent margin of said flange to expose the ring `between the same. I s and a metallic portion formed to provide an 8. A gasket, comprising a packing ring, f annular section engaging said ring about the and a metallic portion formed to vprovide an -inner and outer edges thereof, and a tubular annular section' engaging said ring about the 90 guide member on one side only of said vseci inner and outer edges thereofjand'a tubular tion and extending outward from the innerdguide `memberffon one sidefonly of said secedge of the same, the opposite side of said tionand extending outward fron the inner section being free ofprojections and conedge of the same, the opposite side of said stituting the seat for said section on the side ring being free of projections and consti- 95 'opposite said guide member, said guide mem- -tuting the seat for said section on the side ber being formed .of connected inner and' opposite said guide member, said guide inemdf and outer flanges to strengthen the same-against bending.

.5. A gasket, comprising a packing ring,

and a metallic portion .formed to provide an annular section engaging said ring about the inner and outer edges t, ereof, and a tubular guide member on one side only of said sec- A tion and extending outwardfrom the-inner edge of thesame, said gui member being ber being folded onitself to provide a folded outer edge therefor `and inner and outer flanges, the outer fia-nge being slightly' 100 tapered and provided with4 van outwardly Vb'ulged portion.

In testimony that I claim'the foregoing as invention, Daflix .my signature thiswlO day vof October, A. D. 1921. J

l CLAUDE B. BAILEY. 

